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he was elected in 2004. national acclaim, we remember him for this, as a tireless advocate to end earmarks and in fact in 2006 he single-handedly at the end of the session stopped 10,000 projects from going forward. "the wall street journal" estimated it save the american taxpayer $17 billion the taxpayer's greatest ally. and 90 -- 2006 he was elected chairman of the sentence hearing to many which is a caucus of senators, majority republican senators and senators andy is worked with conservative legislation in in a variety of areas. he has been the speaker at the cpac conference in the "national journal" ranking as number one senator voting for responsible tax and spending policies. he serves on the commerce, science and education committee foreign relations and economic committee and he is here today to talk about his new book, "now or never" saving america from economic collapse. one of the things he does in this book, he goes through all the details but his instincts as a legislator lead him to coalitions
he was elected in 2004. national acclaim, we remember him for this, as a tireless advocate to end earmarks and in fact in 2006 he single-handedly at the end of the session stopped 10,000 projects from going forward. "the wall street journal" estimated it save the american taxpayer $17 billion the taxpayer's greatest ally. and 90 -- 2006 he was elected chairman of the sentence hearing to many which is a caucus of senators, majority republican senators and senators andy is worked with...
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he learned something. >> a lot of people said after the election, what will mitt romney do? because he's out of a job, didn't get the job he wanted and, you know, honestly, you can only spend so much time with your money. so, people were saying, what will mitt romney -- he's got a job. he's working at a marriott, ladies and gentlemen. working at a marriott. he's the guy that comes out to the pool and tells the kids to stop splashing. all right, kids. come on. hey, fellas. listen to me. settle down here. >> that could have been funnier. >> dave, call her. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >>> that's what's making news in america this morning. >> stay with us for "good captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >>> good friday morning. 4:30 a.m.. i'm eric thomas. >>> and i'm kristen sze. breaking news, tsunami may alert cancelled for japan after a powerful quake hit after midnight our time. >> reporter: no tsunami warning for us
he learned something. >> a lot of people said after the election, what will mitt romney do? because he's out of a job, didn't get the job he wanted and, you know, honestly, you can only spend so much time with your money. so, people were saying, what will mitt romney -- he's got a job. he's working at a marriott, ladies and gentlemen. working at a marriott. he's the guy that comes out to the pool and tells the kids to stop splashing. all right, kids. come on. hey, fellas. listen to me....
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he learned something. >> a lot of people said after the election, what will mitt romney do? because he's out of a job, didn't get the job he wanted and, you know, honestly, you can only spend so much time with your money. so, people were saying, what will mitt romney -- he's got a job. he's working at a marriott, ladies and gentlemen. working at a marriott. he's the guy that comes out to the pool and tells the kids to stop splashing. come on, kids. hey, fellas. listen to me. settle down here. >> that could have been funnier. >>> that's what's making news in
he learned something. >> a lot of people said after the election, what will mitt romney do? because he's out of a job, didn't get the job he wanted and, you know, honestly, you can only spend so much time with your money. so, people were saying, what will mitt romney -- he's got a job. he's working at a marriott, ladies and gentlemen. working at a marriott. he's the guy that comes out to the pool and tells the kids to stop splashing. come on, kids. hey, fellas. listen to me. settle down...
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still, the election is not too far away and hope springs eternal for progress after election day. these guys clearly see the writing on the wall. let's just hope that their colleagues respond before all of our backs are up against that wall. my next guest says they can do this, but is there the widespread bipartisan will to follow through on this michael reagan. that is the issue whether mitt romney ets elected, they show the will to do things that are not always popular. i think that is exactly right. we faced some very large problems. we have this so-called fiscal cliff that threatens the economy and florida's tax hikes and organized spending cuts. we are implementing the debt over the coming years. il: that is one of the reasons that paul ryan did not vote for it he dodged the tough decision away. he wanted it to be even deeper and address these entitlement costs. but critics say that he is not effectively ceded mr. do you think he does that were changes that initiative tomorrow night? >> i think the governor romney is going to lay out a compelling case our debt problems in the
still, the election is not too far away and hope springs eternal for progress after election day. these guys clearly see the writing on the wall. let's just hope that their colleagues respond before all of our backs are up against that wall. my next guest says they can do this, but is there the widespread bipartisan will to follow through on this michael reagan. that is the issue whether mitt romney ets elected, they show the will to do things that are not always popular. i think that is...
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of the aisle, union workers planning to flex their muscle it's endorsing the president in his own re-election bid and it says it will mount a massive door to door effort across the board in a way to counter a flood of money. >>> our lead story this hour the transportation bill, you heard from senator harry reid. the senate is undertaking a series of votes on packages of amendments that have been akreeed to by both senate and house. we begin with senator jim demint. it will end all energy tax subsidies. part of this transportation bill. >>> we have all complained about these major corporations that don't pay any taxes. >> please, let there be order. thank you. the senator from south carolina may begin at this time. >> we all complained about the corporations that don't pay any taxes only to find that many times that's because we offer some tax subsidy that allows them to get out of taxes. we complained for subsidies for big oil and natural gas, we have given subsidies for companies that got out of business. temporary tax policy for whatever we're trying to do does not work. this amendment elim
of the aisle, union workers planning to flex their muscle it's endorsing the president in his own re-election bid and it says it will mount a massive door to door effort across the board in a way to counter a flood of money. >>> our lead story this hour the transportation bill, you heard from senator harry reid. the senate is undertaking a series of votes on packages of amendments that have been akreeed to by both senate and house. we begin with senator jim demint. it will end all...
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it will have an impact on the election. it had an impact on the last election. one reason we got 87 freshmen and the republicans are in control is because of the health care law the democrats pushed through. it will have some impact. what the impact is, we will find out the summer. one thing i do know is that americans dislike this offer is -- law for a simple reason. americans value liberty and freedom. they do not like the idea that the federal government is telling citizens how to get health care. bureaucrats in washington are telling you how to get health care. americans say we will not tolerate that because we believe liberty and freedom are important. that is why people came to this country. they came here to practice their faith and exercise their liberty and freedom. i think that is a big problem. that is still going to be present throughout the campaign. i think it will help republicans this fall. >> one of the plaintiffs in the suit fighting the health care what ended up going bankrupt. she has medical bills she cannot pay. does that concern you? >> am
it will have an impact on the election. it had an impact on the last election. one reason we got 87 freshmen and the republicans are in control is because of the health care law the democrats pushed through. it will have some impact. what the impact is, we will find out the summer. one thing i do know is that americans dislike this offer is -- law for a simple reason. americans value liberty and freedom. they do not like the idea that the federal government is telling citizens how to get health...
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election cycles are media gold. millions already spent on ads so far in the republican primaries and $7 billion expected before voters head e to the polls november 6th. and this money to the politicians comes from all those private interests that we hear about. for that one, there's one way to fix it. to get money out with the 28th constitutional amendment. but beyond that, we must begin to reform our electoral system immediately so it's a more accurate measure of intentions. add an against line to the ballot. reform districts and we must demand visibility from elected leaders starting with super pac transparency legislation in 2012. use the values of visibility, integrity, and choice to expose the misaligned interests that are crippling washington and our country. these are the ways we together embrace this unholy alliance. >> this and all the connect the dots are laid out in great detail in our book "greedy bastards." now four weeks on "the new york times" best sellers list. thanks to everyone who has seized upon
election cycles are media gold. millions already spent on ads so far in the republican primaries and $7 billion expected before voters head e to the polls november 6th. and this money to the politicians comes from all those private interests that we hear about. for that one, there's one way to fix it. to get money out with the 28th constitutional amendment. but beyond that, we must begin to reform our electoral system immediately so it's a more accurate measure of intentions. add an against...
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now folks, since the brutal presidential election there has been a lot of soul-searching going on at fox news. an i am confident that they vent allly will find one. now-- eventually will find one. now while many people have called fox news an organ of the republican party t was not fox news's fault that republicans lost. it was this guy. it was-- shoot, what's his name. i know don't help me, done help me. mop squeegee. (laughter) fox news chairman and goblin king roger ailes wanted somebody else as "the washington post" recently reported in the spring of 2011 ailes asked a fox news analyst headed to afghanistan to pass on his thoughts to general david petraeus, resign from the military and run for president. and ailes wasn't just encouraging petraeus to run, he put a serious offer on the table. which was secretly taped i assume, by paula broadwell hiding under the table. (laughter) listen petraeus respond to ailes offer. >> tell him if i ever ran, but i won't, but if i ever ran i would take him up on his offer. >> okay, all right. >> he would quit fox. >> all right. >> and bankroll i
now folks, since the brutal presidential election there has been a lot of soul-searching going on at fox news. an i am confident that they vent allly will find one. now-- eventually will find one. now while many people have called fox news an organ of the republican party t was not fox news's fault that republicans lost. it was this guy. it was-- shoot, what's his name. i know don't help me, done help me. mop squeegee. (laughter) fox news chairman and goblin king roger ailes wanted somebody...
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>> it's a good question and debate it's a big question in this election year. somehow the folks that are successful in america are causing hardship for the middle class, which is a distraction from what is really happening. there's several things i can mention. first of all a government-run education in america has clearly failed to give people the character and skills to compete in the global economy. we need to do something with their education system where public education no no longer synonymous with government-run education. there are a lot of good solutions but we are spending upwards of 14, $15,000 a year on public school students and we are still losing ground to the rest of the world. when we can't compete we can have a middle-class if our folks don't have the skills to succeed. we are also creating a large dependent class who are trapped in dependency and they are no longer socially mobile because they are no longer motivated or have a the necessity to move on and they are effectively trapped. some of the things that medicare that you lose when you st
>> it's a good question and debate it's a big question in this election year. somehow the folks that are successful in america are causing hardship for the middle class, which is a distraction from what is really happening. there's several things i can mention. first of all a government-run education in america has clearly failed to give people the character and skills to compete in the global economy. we need to do something with their education system where public education no no longer...
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this past election i think is very pivotal. four states did it completely by popular vote. no court ruling on rights, public will. >> for the first time in 40 years, in four states, thanks to efforts of chad and a lot of other people, for the first time, there was a populous vote and the people spoke. they have never spoken in favor before. they're are really two ways, also equal pro-tukz tection und law and a fundamental right. this is an extraordinary time. >> two questions. one is doma, defense of marriage act. this administration won't defend it in the courts. if that gets struck down, what does that say to cases where people have been allowed to marry in the same gender. what happens if doma gets struck down by the court, 5-4, whatever. >> the ridiculously named defense of marriage act would be gone. >> what would it mean to a person married? >> that would bemean couples married in those states would be recognized by the federal government. would mean we still have a lot of work to do and depending how they rule in the prop 8 case we still need other states to move for
this past election i think is very pivotal. four states did it completely by popular vote. no court ruling on rights, public will. >> for the first time in 40 years, in four states, thanks to efforts of chad and a lot of other people, for the first time, there was a populous vote and the people spoke. they have never spoken in favor before. they're are really two ways, also equal pro-tukz tection und law and a fundamental right. this is an extraordinary time. >> two questions. one...
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and as a partisan elect the official in senate, there are things that i can do. but i can do more to take that positive message around the country and build coalitions with governors and organization, to prove to people to show them, that these ideas of make their lives better. i don't think that we've done a good enough job of doing that, this is an urgent time, i feel we can't wait another few years, i first intended to make politics my career, i have limit my term, this is just a good opportunity to elevate my gain. neil: did this is anything to do with you becoming a skunk at your own party's picnic, a lot of tea party's frustrated on what appears to be a hatchetting of tea party types in the house that tapper tarp that brought, -- tea party that brought your party to majority in the house. >> sense -- the senate is different, now i'm in senate with pat tumi and marco rubio, and soon to be ted cruz. neil: you are in a bigger minority now. you are not feeding the beast i'm throwing at you. there is a riff, that everyone is, you saw this page, that everyone is
and as a partisan elect the official in senate, there are things that i can do. but i can do more to take that positive message around the country and build coalitions with governors and organization, to prove to people to show them, that these ideas of make their lives better. i don't think that we've done a good enough job of doing that, this is an urgent time, i feel we can't wait another few years, i first intended to make politics my career, i have limit my term, this is just a good...
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and so with that, i would like to introduce to you our senate- elect tim scott. >> thank you. \[applause] >> thank you. thank y'all very much. before we get started, i was thinking that this is a great day of celebration in many, many ways. but our nation still mourns. and i wanted to take a moment of silence for newtown, connecticut. if you'd join me, please. \[moment of silence] >> thank you. i will tell you that this is an exciting day for many, many reasons, but for me, the first thing i wanted to say is just thank you to my lord and savior, jesus christ, to be honest with you. \[applause] i believe that when you start out in a single-parent household with a mom who works 16 hours a day and you're looking at a future that doesn't look as bright and you're living in north charleston, south carolina, you build a strength that comes from ching the appreciation and understanding that is not about you, it's about your faith, it's about your family. and i love my mother, who's here with me, frances scott, and i'm very thankful to the good lord and to a strong mom who believes th
and so with that, i would like to introduce to you our senate- elect tim scott. >> thank you. \[applause] >> thank you. thank y'all very much. before we get started, i was thinking that this is a great day of celebration in many, many ways. but our nation still mourns. and i wanted to take a moment of silence for newtown, connecticut. if you'd join me, please. \[moment of silence] >> thank you. i will tell you that this is an exciting day for many, many reasons, but for me,...
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. >> and this man, i did not realize we elected vampire to the senate. >> we didn't. this is william henry harrison. john tyler, 10th president had the most children, would you like to guess how many. >> 425. >> 14. >> 14. all right. who is this? >> our 18th president you lisses s grant. >> what does the s stand for. >> that's a great question. >> thank you. >> this doesn't seem fair. why does fdr get to sit down. >> i can lick him. >> you cannot. >> we're wearing almost the compaq same suit and tie t would be like licking myself. >> something i've also dreamed of doing. >> that i don't mind but not ronald reagan. >> i don't mind it either but all the hot-- isn't bringing that around. all right. i'm from the future. got to get out. >> can i lick him. >> no, please don't. >> why, you seem pretty up set just now. before you said no, now you seem up set. >> i'm getting up set. >> you're getting up set. why, why is this one so special, why does it up set you to ask if i can lick lincoln. >> you can't lick any of our wax figures. >> but this is the one that somehow broke t
. >> and this man, i did not realize we elected vampire to the senate. >> we didn't. this is william henry harrison. john tyler, 10th president had the most children, would you like to guess how many. >> 425. >> 14. >> 14. all right. who is this? >> our 18th president you lisses s grant. >> what does the s stand for. >> that's a great question. >> thank you. >> this doesn't seem fair. why does fdr get to sit down. >> i can lick...
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and tom and the citizens against government waste are informing the american public about how their elected representatives are wasting their money. i've got four questions i ask myself about all legislation. the first one is is it right? does it fit the judeo-christian biblical principles that the nation was founded upon? the second question is is it constitutional according to the original intent? third, do we need it? and fourth, can we afford it? it makes my voting a whole lot easier by going through those four questions. and tom, i wish all members of congress would use those same questions. and then we wouldn't be here talking about earmarks because most of the spending in the federal government is unconstitutional, according to its original intent. you see, the only way we're going to stop this earmarking process and have a permanent ban is for the american citizens to demand a different kind of governance. i mentioned hosea 4:6, my people were destroyed for lack of knowledge. and tom and citizens against government waste are informing people about that wasteful spending. and those p
and tom and the citizens against government waste are informing the american public about how their elected representatives are wasting their money. i've got four questions i ask myself about all legislation. the first one is is it right? does it fit the judeo-christian biblical principles that the nation was founded upon? the second question is is it constitutional according to the original intent? third, do we need it? and fourth, can we afford it? it makes my voting a whole lot easier by...
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>> christie is in temporary quarantine because of his behavior in the last week of the election. he is in talk. -- detox. >> detox on the jon stewart show. >> you have bobby jindal, kelly ayotte, ted cruz -- unless you are barack obama, you don't imagine yourself as president before you even serve in this and it. [laughter] he will have to wait. obama, of course, is the one exception. but this is a strong young outfield. mitch daniels and in jeb bush on the outside. what this tells you is what could have been in 2012. you remember the line of it republican candidates earlier this year, it was not exactly a credit to the party. and 20 debate heard them. -- hurt them. >> the quarantined governor christie and the new jersey has a 72% favorable job rating among his constituents, the highest ever recorded by quinnipiac -- i mean, of any governor of any state. whenever republicans have done to shun him has worked very well in the garden state. [laughter] >> what about some of these other names? another democratic name? joe biden? too old? >> andrew cuomo. >> governor of maryland, marti
>> christie is in temporary quarantine because of his behavior in the last week of the election. he is in talk. -- detox. >> detox on the jon stewart show. >> you have bobby jindal, kelly ayotte, ted cruz -- unless you are barack obama, you don't imagine yourself as president before you even serve in this and it. [laughter] he will have to wait. obama, of course, is the one exception. but this is a strong young outfield. mitch daniels and in jeb bush on the outside. what this...
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it's not just after this election. it goes back a good number of years, and it's not about some ideological i'm more conservative than you. it really is trying to figure out and marshal together those core principles that revolve around the economic realities that this country has to face. >> what's the fight about? >> the fight is about who gets to articulate it, who gets to decide and make the kind of decisions -- >> just personnel? >> it's not so much personnel as it is personality. >> wait a minute. let's step back. i want to bring in joy. looking at it from across the aisle, i know you're more progressive, to put it lightly. here is the story. you have demint out there running a candidate against mitch mcconnell to his right, almost beating him last time around, trying to move the party to the right. selecting candidates like sharron angle and some of the whackier ones like christine o'donnell. all around the country always trying to get several notches to the right of what we have. bob bennett, not right wing eno
it's not just after this election. it goes back a good number of years, and it's not about some ideological i'm more conservative than you. it really is trying to figure out and marshal together those core principles that revolve around the economic realities that this country has to face. >> what's the fight about? >> the fight is about who gets to articulate it, who gets to decide and make the kind of decisions -- >> just personnel? >> it's not so much personnel as it...
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he was first elected to the u.s. house in 2010. this is about 35 minutes. >> good morning and it is a great day in south carolina. it's a historic day in south carolina, because, you know, first of all, we all were saddened and surprised when senator demint told us that he was not going to continue in the u.s. senate. but i will tell you, as i've told many people, that the heritage foundation is blessed. he will lift them up to an amazing new level. it's a foundation that i have always had great respect for, and they could not have made a more perfect pick. in this decision and process that we went through, there is no replacing jim demint, there is no replacing him. there is no one that can fill his shoes. there is no one that can really carry on that torch. and i don't -- i think that says a lot about him. i think it says a lot about how he has changed the face of south carolina in the way that we have a lot to be proud of. but i also think this is a new day. and it is with great pleasure that i am announcing that i am appointing
he was first elected to the u.s. house in 2010. this is about 35 minutes. >> good morning and it is a great day in south carolina. it's a historic day in south carolina, because, you know, first of all, we all were saddened and surprised when senator demint told us that he was not going to continue in the u.s. senate. but i will tell you, as i've told many people, that the heritage foundation is blessed. he will lift them up to an amazing new level. it's a foundation that i have always...
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>> well, i found that i can make a difference helping to elect conservative senators, and that's what i did last cycle. my party didn't necessarily like it, but people like rand paul and marco rubio have helped to change the senate, and that's what i'm going to do this time is try to get some young folks with a little different... >> jon: that gets us to the book. the theme is "now or never." there we go. it's talking about the economic prescription. this is, you know, there are certainly very legitimate points obviously. you talk about regulation sometimes, strangling business, that kind of thing, the tax for corporations. i guess the thing that confuses me about this is with all the terrible strangling of regulations and businesses, why have the wealthy in this country over the last 40 years done so disproportionately better than the rest of the country if the policies that have been in place are so strangling to the job creators? >> i appreciate you taking the time to read the book. very few hosts do that. >> jon: made far wonderful night. [laughter] , in fact, >> i see you have so
>> well, i found that i can make a difference helping to elect conservative senators, and that's what i did last cycle. my party didn't necessarily like it, but people like rand paul and marco rubio have helped to change the senate, and that's what i'm going to do this time is try to get some young folks with a little different... >> jon: that gets us to the book. the theme is "now or never." there we go. it's talking about the economic prescription. this is, you know,...
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>> the president is in this debate with the greater leverage by virtue of his re-election and the fact he campaigned the issue at the core of these negotiations, raising rates on high income. this report i don't see as changing the dynamic much at all. it was one of these reports that both side could and did day care from it what they wanted to. even at 146,000, that's not at a level high enough to be bringing back into employment a lot of people that lost their jobs. gwen: there's a public dynamic, which we just say -- saw, the president and speaker. then we hope, we assume, they're a private dynamic going on. what do we know about that? >> if you talk to the speaker of the house and his statue they say there are negotiations going on between the speaker and the president. on thursday the staffs met and hashed some things out. i'm told they're going to continue talks through the weekend now, so there's something going on here behind the scenes. what we don't know but publicly they continue to fire off artillery barrageses. part of it is they can't admit they have a deal until they hav
>> the president is in this debate with the greater leverage by virtue of his re-election and the fact he campaigned the issue at the core of these negotiations, raising rates on high income. this report i don't see as changing the dynamic much at all. it was one of these reports that both side could and did day care from it what they wanted to. even at 146,000, that's not at a level high enough to be bringing back into employment a lot of people that lost their jobs. gwen: there's a...
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with people who haven't been re-elected. we are fighting that, and we are pushing, again, speaker boehner to pass a funding bill now. that will help us get to the tax issue. and if we can convince them to stay here in august and solve our problems, i would be here with them. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you, greta. >> coming up, a prominent plastic surgeon accused in the murder of a fellow doctor. you have to hear this alleged murder-for-hire plot and hear the 911 call. you will. that's next. and first the dis and then the kiss. people can't stop talking about the obama's caught on kiss cam. what are they saying abou so anyway, i've been to a lot of places. you know, i've helped a lot of people save a lot of money. but today...( sfx: loud noise of large metal object hitting the ground) things have been a little strange. (sfx: sound of piano smashing) roadrunner: meep meep. meep meep? (sfx: loud thud sound) what a strange place. geico®. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. the global ready
with people who haven't been re-elected. we are fighting that, and we are pushing, again, speaker boehner to pass a funding bill now. that will help us get to the tax issue. and if we can convince them to stay here in august and solve our problems, i would be here with them. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you, greta. >> coming up, a prominent plastic surgeon accused in the murder of a fellow doctor. you have to hear this alleged murder-for-hire plot and hear the 911 call. you...
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you can see the movement in primaries repubcans lost where they could have one of the general election, orn, supporting marco rubio early against charlie crist. the other hd written story is that you have two majo conservative figures leaving this week. you had dick armey leaving freedomworks, a very conservative outfit aligned with the tea party, and getting an $8 million buyouout. jim demint has gone fr the fourth poorest man in the senate's an institution, the heritage foundation, and more than $1 million. armey-demint --- they are like the congregationalist in hawaii. they came to do good, and they're doing very well. [laughter] >> with him leaving the senate and going to the hetage foundation, i think the intellectual level both places lifts up. now -- you got it. >> yeah, i got it. >> remember, heritage was the originator of the idea of the federal mandate for health insurance. >> he said we spend too much time concentrating on o obama and not our positions. don't forget that it was jim demint in 2009 who said that if we stop him on health care, this will be his waterloo. we will
you can see the movement in primaries repubcans lost where they could have one of the general election, orn, supporting marco rubio early against charlie crist. the other hd written story is that you have two majo conservative figures leaving this week. you had dick armey leaving freedomworks, a very conservative outfit aligned with the tea party, and getting an $8 million buyouout. jim demint has gone fr the fourth poorest man in the senate's an institution, the heritage foundation, and more...
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the study showed that the positive word from our-- for romney are good, electable. bush -- "now is the time for republicans to unite behind a romney it and take our message to voters in the fall." >> he wants this over because the longer it drags out, the harder it is for romney. the problem is that romney cannot hold his conservative base and win independents. he cannot do both. >> sure he can. >> the positions on immigration, planned parenthood -- you cannot move to the center with those positions. you cannot do it. >> at what point do santorum and gingrich decides yes a fool's errand? >> gingrich is probably never going to. this is about him. >> rick santorum is in all likelihood looking to a victory, as we do this friday morning, in louisiana, as well as arkansas, at texas, pennsylvania maybe. he has a slice of the electorate that has been cool to romney. he has evangelical voters. where ever evangelical voters are dominant, he carries. >> not catholic voters. >> he lost catholic voters to romney in illinois. he has lost catholic voters consistently to romney. >
the study showed that the positive word from our-- for romney are good, electable. bush -- "now is the time for republicans to unite behind a romney it and take our message to voters in the fall." >> he wants this over because the longer it drags out, the harder it is for romney. the problem is that romney cannot hold his conservative base and win independents. he cannot do both. >> sure he can. >> the positions on immigration, planned parenthood -- you cannot move...
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with people who haven't been re-elected. we are fighting that, and we are pushing, again, speaker boehner to pass a funding bill now. that will help us get to the tax issue. and if we can convince them to stay here in august and solve our problems, i would be here with them. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you, greta. >> coming up, a prominent plastic surgeon accused in the murder of a fellow doctor. you have to hear this alleged murder-for-hire plot and hear the 911 call. you will. that's next. and first the dis and then the kiss. people can't stop talking about the obama's caught on kiss cam. what are they saying about the first kiss now? you may be surprised. this is new york state. we built the first railway, the first trade route to the west, the greatest empires. then, some said, we lost our edge. well today, there's a new new york state. one that's working to attract businesses and create jobs. a place where innovation meets determination... and businesses lead the world. the new new york works for business. find out how
with people who haven't been re-elected. we are fighting that, and we are pushing, again, speaker boehner to pass a funding bill now. that will help us get to the tax issue. and if we can convince them to stay here in august and solve our problems, i would be here with them. >> thank you, sir. >> thank you, greta. >> coming up, a prominent plastic surgeon accused in the murder of a fellow doctor. you have to hear this alleged murder-for-hire plot and hear the 911 call. you...
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. >>> so, 2012 was officially the most expensive election in american political history. the final reports show that spending on the campaign broke the $2 billion landmark and milestone in its final weeks, helping set the record. las vegas casino mogul sheldon adelson and his wife poured more than $95 million into super political action committees that helped republicans, including mitt romney. >>> this sounds more like a plot out of a tom clancy cold war novel. a rove navy sailor is suspected of telling top-secret submarine tracking technology to the russians. nbc affiliate reporter andy fox with wavy has this story. >> reporter: robert hoffman appeared in court wearing a t-shirt with a rooster on it with the words "born to fight," in reference to cock fighting. mr. hoffman, did you try to sell government secrets? just a big smirky smile from hoffman, who retired a year ago and is trained as a navy cryptologic technician. he is able to find submarines using sophisticated direction-finding technology. the indictment reads hoffman had access to top-secret information which
. >>> so, 2012 was officially the most expensive election in american political history. the final reports show that spending on the campaign broke the $2 billion landmark and milestone in its final weeks, helping set the record. las vegas casino mogul sheldon adelson and his wife poured more than $95 million into super political action committees that helped republicans, including mitt romney. >>> this sounds more like a plot out of a tom clancy cold war novel. a rove navy...
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of course, it's an election year. president's approval rating are grim and he is expected to higher taxes on the rich. here is what john boehner told fox news. >> i would rather, it sounds to me like the same old policies we've seen. more spending, higher taxes, more regulations. the same policies that haven't helped our economy and made it worse. if that is what is the president is going to talk about tuesday night, i think it's pathetic. >> greta: one congressman, announced he will not attend the state of the union. congressman lamburn joins us. >> greta: the countries from time to time report the state of the union but you won't go. why? >> unfortunately the president, i like him personally and i respect him, he is going to be talking about the policies that he promoting that i is taking our knoong the wrong direction. as matter of conscience i will not be there. i protesting he will be talking about policies that are leading us in the wrong path. look at the last three weeks, keystone pipeline, defense cuts and un
of course, it's an election year. president's approval rating are grim and he is expected to higher taxes on the rich. here is what john boehner told fox news. >> i would rather, it sounds to me like the same old policies we've seen. more spending, higher taxes, more regulations. the same policies that haven't helped our economy and made it worse. if that is what is the president is going to talk about tuesday night, i think it's pathetic. >> greta: one congressman, announced he...
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let's limit any elected official from owning stock in the pact. let's make sure people that bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versy. an idea that has bipartisan sport, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blamed. now both parties should put an end to it. for starters, i ask them to pass a simple rule that all judicial and public nominations receive a simple umor down vote within 90 days. the executive branch also needs to change. too often, it's inefficient, outdated, and remote. that's why i have asked this congress to grant me the authority to consolidate the federal bureaucracy so our government is leaner, quicker, and more responsive to the needs of the american people. finally, none of this can happen unless we also lower the temperature in this town. we need to end the notion that the two parties mus
let's limit any elected official from owning stock in the pact. let's make sure people that bundle campaign contributions for congress can't lobby congress and vice versy. an idea that has bipartisan sport, at least outside of washington. some of what's broken has to do with the way congress does its business these days. a simple majority is no longer enough to get anything, even routine business, passed through the senate. neither party has been blamed. now both parties should put an end to...